• The Patent Office invites comments for finalising Draft Manual of Patent Office Practice and Procedure latest by 4th December 2010 (The Manual will be finalised before 31st December 2010)
• Free access to Trademark database for trade mark search etc. once the Trademark (Amenment)Rules 2010 comes into effect
• Opportunity to file petitions in case of complaints regarding removal of registered trade marks due to non-payment of renewal fees
• Notification concerning the Trade Marks(Amendment) Rules 2010 -Draft Rules - published in Gazette of India inviting suggestions within 45 days before taken into consideration
• Suggestions for amendment of the Trade Marks Rules, 2002 (to be replaced by Trade Marks Rules, 2010) solicited by CGPDTM through email
• Trade Marks Journal now published every Monday From September 6, 2010
• Registrar invites request for amendment/ division in respect of application made/ registered under class 42, where the specifiction of services fall under class 43,44 and 45 as per Internatational classification (NICE classficiation 9th edition)
• Proposed Amendments of the Regulations under the PCT
• Patent Prosecution Details Made Public
• Trade Mark (Amendment) Rules, 2010
• Recent Amendments in Trade Mark Rules India
• CGPDTM published the details of Pharmaceutical product patents granted by the Indian Patent Office during last three years
• CGPDTM has published the details of Pharmaceutical Product Patents granted to Foreign Applicants during last three years
• Patent office to make available on request, copies of all relevant documents relating to a patent application after publication u/s 11(A)
• Latest PCT Filing, Search and Examination fees
• STATEMENT AS TO WORKING OF PATENTS
• The Controller General has issued a public notice to all applicants/patent agents to inform techincal head of patent offices about the non receipt of First examination reports in respect of Request for Examination filed before year 2007
• Controller General has issued public notice to all patentee and licenees tofurnish information regarding working of patent on FORM 27, by 31st March 2010
• Controller General issues directions to Trademarks Registry to communicate reasons and next date of hearing while adjourning proceedings
• INDIA MOVES ONE STEP FURTHER TOWARDS MADRID PROTOCOL
• Lok Sabha- Lower House of Parliament passes the Trademark (Amendment)Bill-2009 that will allow ( still requires to be passed by Upper House and approval of President of India) filing of International application under Madrid protocol
• Correspondence in field of Trademarks to be encouraged through emails
• PCT International Phase fee and requirements India
• Orders in Patent Oppositions to be passed within 3 months for post grant and 1 month for Pre Grant from date of final hearing
• The Controller General of Patents, Designs & Trade Marks has issued circular to rationalise the allotment of patent applications for examination in order to improve the quality of patent examination
• Search as well as Issuance of Copyright Certificates to be handled by Respective trademark offices
• Controller General of Patents Directs publication of all Patent applications by June 15, 2009 and afterwards within a week of due date
• Certificate by TM Registry in respect of copyright in respect of any artistic work used or capable of being used in respect of goods to be issued by respective registries from April 1, 2009
• Orders in Trademark Oppositions to be passed within 3 months of final hearing